This show is set in the dilapidated two-bedroom apartment of Walter and Ruth Younger, their son Travis, Walter's mother Lena, also known as "Mama", and his sister Beneatha. This award-winning production of the 2014 revival of A Raisin In The Sun features the talented Denzel Washington as Walter Younger, the main character of the story. He stars alongside LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who plays the part of Ruth. The 1859 classic depicting the life of this African-American family on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s. Walter can barely survive financially, due to his low income as a limousine driver, and is desperate to get rich - who doesn't?. Walter plans to invest in his own liquor store that he will run together with his good friend Willy, and intends to do so with his share of his mother's insurance check; did I mention the check was for $10,000! The mother saves money for a house: a house, in an all-white neighborhood, with a lawn, on which her grandson can play. This has always been a dream of hers and her husband, and now that he's gone, she wants it even more. I noticed some major symbols throughout the scenes in this play. For example, the mother plant; this plant never fails to be watered and cared for by its mother, and this represents not only her caring and compassionate attitude towards a plant, but also her attitude towards her family. His care for his plant is similar to his care for his children, both unconditional and infinite despite the less-than-perfect "garden" it is in (their home). A theme at the beginning of the show is the value and importance of dreams. Each person in that house has a goal they want to achieve but is delayed until...... middle of paper ...... of the show Ruth discovers that she is pregnant and, due to her financial difficulties, is deciding whether to keep the child or not. This increases his stress level more than ever. Ruth at the beginning of the show is also a wife who doesn't believe in Walter's dream of owning a liquor store, but in the end Ruth decides to keep the baby and finds hope for her, Walter and the Younger family. Overall, I think the show was worth seeing, even though I let my parents choose the movie - which I will never do again by the way - I think it was a good production. It was a little boring at first, maybe because I didn't want to see it in the first place, but the plot was pretty good. I personally like humor, so I tend to choose shows that I know will have some humor, but I'm proud of myself for watching something outside of my comfort zone.